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PawsAmerica event at Sandy Creek

An Athens women who got a service dog from Canine Partners for Life is organizing a ''PawsAmerica'' event to raise money for the organization Saturday at Sandy Creek Park.

Amy Munnell is sponsoring a Paws-A-Thon pledge walk and Fun Fair walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Sandy Creek Park (rain date April 25) to benefit CPL, a non-profit organization that provides certified service dogs to people with physical disabilities and seizure alert dogs to people with seizure disorders.

Anyone with a PawsAmerica Pledge sheet will get into the park free. Pledge sheets can be picked up at area vet clinics, Kroger on Epps Bridge Road, Athens Printing, PetLand of Athens and the Pet Store on the Atlanta Hwy.

Other events will include a dog wash ($3 donation), Athens Top Dawg Talent Show seeking dogs that know lots of tricks or unusual tricks ($3 donation), Canine Musical Mats (musical chairs for dogs and their people), a cake walk for people, face painting and Bobbing for Ducks for children 6 and under (all of these are for a $1 donation).

In addition, there will be a raffle for items from Aurum Studios, Native America Gallery, Buffalo's Southwest Cafe and Carmike Cinemas and a concession stand.